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The Illawarra Hawks have held their nerve to secure a tight 81-76 victory over NBL titleholders Perth on Friday at WIN Entertainment Centre.After winning in round one against Adelaide, the Hawks lost four straight before grinding out the much-needed win over the Wildcats.Illawarra import Marvelle Harris was the best player on the court with a game-high 27 points, while Perth were led by American forward Casey Prathers 20 points.The score was locked at 24-all at quarter-time before the Hawks clawed their way to a 47-45 halftime lead with American centre Mike Holyfields dunk in the final moments of the second period.Illawarra were up by five at three-quarter time and were up by as many as 10 before the Cats fought back in the final period.The Hawks made it hard on themselves by missing important free throws but did enough to seal victory.Illawarra play their fourth game in nine days when they host the Cairns Taipans on Sunday night.Perth are back on deck with next Fridays round five home game against the Adelaide 36ers.Tonight really showed that were evolving as a group, that we can grind out those kinds of wins, so theres good progression for us there, Illawarra coach Rob Beveridge said.There was enormous amount of external pressure put on the guys and we addressed certain things this week with a few home truths. The guys were great. They all stood up and showed their character.I just came out being aggressive and got back to the way I play, Hawks import Marvelle Harris said.The guys told me to play my game and had confidence in me, and that always helps.You can make all the excuses about injuries and whatever else but we had our opportunities and didnt make some open looks in the fourth quarter, Perth coach Trevor Gleeson said.We had our chances and we didnt execute in the fourth quarter,Wildcats forward Shawn Redhage said.Well learn from this and the adversity we faced this week will help us down the line. Lawrence Taylor Youth Jersey . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Doug Kotar Youth Jersey . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. http://www.authenticnygiantspro.com/Deandre-baker-giants-jersey/ . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. Phil Simms Jersey .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Odell Beckham Jr Giants Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. NEW YORK -- NFL Films is producing a virtual reality series showing life in and around the league.The nine-part series announced Thursday by the NFL and Google will debut Thanksgiving Day on the leagues YouTube channel . Later episodes will be available on a virtual reality app designed for Googles Daydream.Its the NFLs first foray into producing content in virtual reality.The series will give viewers a 360-degree perspective for players, coaches, executives, cheerleaders and fans showing how they prepare for gaame day.ddddddddddddThe first episode will give fans a weeklong look at the Philadelphia Eagles defensive line and include exclusive game day access to the Eagles bench and sideline. Other episodes will feature the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders, the football culture in Green Bay and the San Diego Chargers organization.---AP NFL website: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '